Simulating a hand-drawn aesthetic in Inkscape

[fantomx11]

I really like the hand-drawn aesthetic, but I have zero artistic ability. So I have spent quite a bit of time seeing how close I could come to replicating it with software (specifically, in this case, Inkscape). I feel like through the use of the sketch path effect and a filter I developed for converting a gradient to hatching, I did a pretty decent job. Just thought I would share what I came up with here.

[Zedfelos]

I think it looks fantastic! The only trick now would be to figure out how to replicate that hand-drawn style with assets that you might put in the dungeons themselves. You know: statues, chests, acid traps that'll burn your face off, that sort of thing!

It looks like you really do have a good thing going here. How hard is Inkscape to use? I've only ever played around with GIMP so far. Not really familiar with the other digital media options.

[ChickPea]

Missed this until now!

Looks great. I *love* the hatching effect around the edges. That's really well done. My only suggestion would be to change the shape of some of the rectangles a little, to make them less uniform. The sketch effect is very good, but I think it would look even more natural if you perhaps scaled or rotated the rectangles just a touch, or moved them out of alignment by a small amount to make them a little less regular. This is a small nitpick, though. Overall it looks great and, as a big Inkscape fan, it's great to see new maps using the software.

[nmsheldon]

fantomx11, would you be willing to share how you created the hatching around the walls?